Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Deals
Management Level
Manager
Job Description & Summary
A career in our Deals Strategy practice, within Deals Transaction Services,
will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential
of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we
help some of the world's leading companies originate, create, execute, and
realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients
move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.
Our team helps companies navigate the accounting and financial reporting
challenges of business combinations. As part of the team, you'll develop
roadmaps of the driving economic objectives, determine the appropriate
professionals needed, and consider financial reporting implications for deals.
Deals Strategy & Operations Overview
Our Deals Strategy & Operations (DSO) team offers strategic advice to a broad
range of stakeholders - regional and international corporates, leading private
equity houses, family offices, major banks, funds, government entities, and
companies undertaking mergers and acquisitions or investment opportunities. We
deliver deep strategic, commercial and operational insights to help clients
think through investment/divestment decisions about businesses. We advise our
clients on critical operational and transformational challenges, and evaluate
business plans and company strategies against market performance and
competitor strength, to deliver a rigorous appraisal of a business' commercial
and operational outlook. Our main focus is to deliver top strategy-led
solutions to our clients.
Responsibilities:
As a Manager within the DSO team, your responsibilities will include:
* Overseeing the successful delivery of projects, which may include multiple projects at a time, while leading a team of 3-4 consultants
* Framing and understanding key client issues, client processes and mandate, defining realistic expectations for the client, team, and PwC
* Managing the client relationship on a day-to-day basis and other stakeholders
* Structuring and ensuring the development of written reports encompassing the relevant analysis, findings and recommendations
* Managing client expectations and ensuring that the scope of work, as agreed upon within the contract, is completed to PwC's standards of excellence
* Managing project budget, reporting on project costs, and managing payment collection
* Support in driving the business development agenda in a focused industry, including leading pitches and proposal work
* Contributing to the wider business unit through knowledge sharing, recruitment, mentoring, training and other activities
Requirements:
* Years of Experience: Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in a strategy consulting firm, private equity, investment fund, or other environments where similar skills have been developed
* Previous consulting experience in transport and logistics (aviation, maritime, logistic, etc.) is a plus
* Previous experience of leading teams and delivering projects through to completion
* Proven experience of coaching junior team members
* Evidence of contributing to a wider team and leading on business development opportunities
* The ability to build collaborative working relationships at all levels, establishing credibility both, internally with senior management, and externally with our clients
* Strong time management and organizing skills; having the ability to prioritise workload across team members while being resilient and able to cope well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
* Technical skills including but not limited to: financial modelling, report structuring and delivery
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
* Language Skills: Fluent in English. Multilingual/Arabic is a plus.
* The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East where the project dictates
Education:
* Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university with high scores (top 10% in class and/or above 3.7/4 CGPA)
* MBA from top business school is preferred, though not essential
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Travel Requirements
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes
Government Clearance Required?
No
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